Arthur Harnden

Personal information
Born	May 20, 1924 Lavaca County, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 30, 2016(2016-09-30) (aged 92)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1948 London 4x400 m relay

Arthur Harold "Art" Harnden (May 20, 1924 – September 30, 2016) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lavaca County, Texas. At the London Olympics Harnden ran the opening leg in the gold medal winning American 4 × 400 m relay team.

Competing for the Texas A&M Aggies track and field team, Harnden placed 2nd in the 400 m at the 1948 NCAA Track and Field Championships, and on a combined "South" team he won the 4 × 440 yard relay at the 1947 championships.^[1][2]

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Art Harnden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
• Arthur Harden's obituary

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